Roy Walker - Belle & Sebastian

Like a fresh manifestation of an old phenomenon

A breeze whips through the trees

The rustling leaves and branches bend together

they’re cued to sway

forever by the forces of the Lord’s choreography

Just for a second the combination of sights, sounds

around him

sends him hurtling back to the mirror of all of his teenager thoughts and fears

He passes big houses and family cars

they saddled the horses in cobblestone yards

He catches the moon looking down from the stars

Just like it’s done for years and years

Perpetual feeling in the grown up world that’s all

around him

that there’s secrets that could be revealed with knowledge and philosophy

And «Oh to be dumb, Oh to be smart»

He might be nursing a broken heart

but feeling this way he’s just playing a part

that’s been around for centuries

I wandered all night, I wondered all night about you

I’ve been here for years just wandering around the neighbourhood